Low Impact Development (LID) is a stormwater and land-use management strategy that tries to mimic natural hydrologic conditions by emphasizing the following techniques:
- Conservation
- Use of on-site natural features
- Site planning
- Distributed stormwater best management practices (BMPs) integrated into a project design
LID best management practices emphasize pre-disturbance hydrologic processes of infiltration, filtration, storage, evaporation, and transpiration. Common LID practices include: bio-retention, rain gardens, permeable pavements, minimal excavation foundations, vegetated roofs, and rainwater harvesting.
- Environmental Protection Agency Green Infrastructure
- Green Infrastructure in Arid and Semi-Arid Climates
- Heritage Gardens of the Columbia Basin
- Washington Department of Ecology - Low Impact Development Guidance
- https://www.wastormwatercenter.org/training-resources
- https://extension.wsu.edu/water/low-impact-development/
- http://mrsc.org/Home/Explore-Topics/Environment/Water-Topics/Storm-and-Surface-Water-Management/Low-Impact-Development-Runoff-Reduction.aspx
- https://wacities.org/data-resources/low-impact-development
